This guidance is for parents and carers. It explains what school and activities clubs, tutors and coaches should be doing to provide a safe environment for the children that attend their setting. This includes:
community activities - for example, youth clubs
before- and after-school clubs
holiday clubs
supplementary schools - for example, language, cultural and religious
private tuition
music lessons
sports training and coaching
These are sometimes referred to as out-of-school settings.
Published 21 October 2020 Last updated 19 September 2023 +show all updates
We have updated the guidance on using after-school clubs, tuition and community activities to align with the After-school clubs, community activities and tuition: safeguarding guidance for providers, and in response to findings from the out-of-school settings multi-agency pilot scheme.
Updated to remove guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19).
Added translations for Gujarati and Punjabi.
Added translations of the English language content to the page.